The Crypt School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Crypt School
Address: Podsmead Road
Town/City: Gloucester
County: Gloucestershire
Postcode: GL2 5AE
Telephone Number: 01452 530291
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2011
Trust: The Crypt School

Staff and pupils

Headmaster: Mr Nicholas Dyer
Capacity: 800
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1100 (64% boys & 36% girls)
Enrollment: 138% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 3.6%

Location and administration

URN: 136578
DfE Number: 916/5404
UKPRN: 10033257
UPRN: 100121372983
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Gloucester (E07000081)
Constituency: Gloucester (E14001248)
Electoral Ward: Podsmead (E05010963)

Easting & Northing: 382795E, 215697N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 50' 24.89" N 2° 15' 3.59" W
Plus Code: 9C3VRPRX+3J

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Grange Primary Academy (0.7km)
  2. Calton Primary School (0.9km)
  3. Ribston Hall High School (0.9km)
  4. The Altus School (1.0km)
  5. Linden Primary School (1.2km)
  6. St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.3km)
  7. Harewood Junior School (1.4km)
  8. Harewood Infant School (1.4km)
  9. Willow Primary Academy (1.4km)
  10. Holmleigh Park High School (1.4km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Prof Suzanne Aspden - Trustee. Appointed on 6 September 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 September 2027.
  • Mrs Emma Marie Boobyer - Member. Appointed on 13 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Sheila Ann Bradburn - Trustee. Appointed on 21 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 September 2030.
  • Ms Sheila Ann Bradburn - Trustee. Appointed on 21 September 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 20 September 2026.
  • Miss Ruth Burchell - Trustee. Appointed on 1 December 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 November 2029.
  • Mr Nicholas Dyer - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2023.
  • Mr Nicholas Charles Dyer - Trustee. Appointed on 1 April 2015 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Anthony Alexander Gilbert - Member. Appointed on 7 October 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Ahmed Goga - Trustee. Appointed on 14 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 September 2028.
  • Mr Lee Stanley Hill - Trustee. Appointed on 11 January 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 10 January 2029.
  • Mr Lee Hill - Member. Appointed on 13 July 2024 (Appointed by trustees).
  • Mr Lee Stanley Hill - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 11 January 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 10 January 2029.
  • Mrs Joanne Hitchings - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 April 2011.
  • Dr Sonia Alice Macleod - Trustee. Appointed on 6 September 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 23 September 2026.
  • Mr Dare Samuel Owatemi - Trustee. Appointed on 9 January 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 January 2029.
  • Ms Alison Lynsey Pollard - Trustee. Appointed on 2 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 June 2029.
  • Mr Amit Ray - Trustee. Appointed on 6 September 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 September 2027.
  • Mr Grant Edward Stevens - Member. Appointed on 15 July 2019 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Birgit Whitman - Member. Appointed on 11 May 2015 (Appointed by academy members).